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Colleges and universities in Ohio

Ohio is home to 271 Title IV-eligible colleges and universities, enrolling about 626,130 students in total.

Of these, 107 are public and 164 private. The largest by enrollment include OSUC, UCC, and CSCC. Among institutions that report the figure, the median graduation rate is 59% and the median average net price is $17,816.

Institutions
271
indexed
Combined enrollment
626,130
students
Median grad rate
59%
reporting
Median net price
$17,816
reporting
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How the 271 institutions in Ohio break down

Control and level come from IPEDS institutional characteristics. Pick a tile to see just that slice of the list.

By control
Public
107
39% of all
State and locally governed
Private
164
61% of all
76 nonprofit · 88 for-profit
By level
4-year
129
48% of all
Bachelor's and above
2-year
63
23% of all
Associate degrees
Less-than-2-year
75
28% of all
Certificate programs

4 institutions have no reported level in IPEDS; they stay in the full list but not in the level slices.

164 institutionsPrivate · of 271

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Private (for-profit)

Elite Welding Academy LLC

Cincinnati, Ohio

Grad rate
89%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
59
Net price
$31,701
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Private (for-profit)

Elite Welding Academy South Point

South Point, Ohio

Grad rate
71%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
29
Net price
$24,642
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Private (for-profit)

Empire Beauty School - Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio

Grad rate
44%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
168
Net price
$16,926
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Community CollegePrivate (for-profit)

ETI Technical College of Niles

Niles, Ohio

Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
179
Net price
$13,665
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Felbry College

Columbus, Ohio

Grad rate
91%
Admit rate
85.4%
Enrollment
192
Net price
$57,632
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Private (nonprofit)

Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing

Sandusky, Ohio

Grad rate
No freshman cohort
Admit rate
No freshman entry
Enrollment
65
Net price
No freshman cohort
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Fortis College - Centerville

Centerville, Ohio

Grad rate
44%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
547
Net price
$29,162
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Fortis College - Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio

Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
500
Net price
$29,614
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Fortis College - Columbus

Westerville, Ohio

Grad rate
40%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
766
Net price
$27,708
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Fortis College - Cuyahoga Falls

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

Grad rate
47%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
583
Net price
$23,374
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Franciscan University of Steubenville

Steubenville, Ohio

Grad rate
75%
Admit rate
58.4%
Enrollment
3,976
Net price
$23,589
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Franklin University

Columbus, Ohio

Grad rate
11%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
9,457
Net price
$25,243
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Galen College of Nursing - Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio

Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
645
Net price
$28,785
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Private (for-profit)

Gerbers Akron Beauty School

Akron, Ohio

Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
39
Net price
$9,063
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Private (for-profit)

Global Tech College

Toledo, Ohio

Grad rate
3%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
102
Net price
$7,846
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Gods Bible School and College

Cincinnati, Ohio

Grad rate
40%
Admit rate
75.3%
Enrollment
431
Net price
$9,329
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Private (nonprofit)

Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science

Cincinnati, Ohio

Grad rate
73%
Admit rate
45.7%
Enrollment
690
Net price
$19,622
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Private (for-profit)

Hair Academy

Chillicothe, Ohio

Grad rate
Too new
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
38
Net price
$14,403
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Private (for-profit)

Hamrick School

Medina, Ohio

Grad rate
86%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
89
Net price
$4,956
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Heidelberg University

Tiffin, Ohio

Grad rate
52%
Admit rate
85.8%
Enrollment
1,091
Net price
$20,556
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Herzing University - Akron

Akron, Ohio

Grad rate
19%
Admit rate
94.6%
Enrollment
393
Net price
$18,934
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Hiram College

Hiram, Ohio

Grad rate
55%
Admit rate
93.5%
Enrollment
1,061
Net price
$21,058
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Private (nonprofit)

Hobart Institute of Welding Technology

Troy, Ohio

Grad rate
90%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
356
Net price
$21,409
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Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High NontraditionalPrivate (for-profit)

Hondros College of Nursing

Columbus, Ohio

Grad rate
21%
Admit rate
85.3%
Enrollment
3,857
Net price
$26,014
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Private (for-profit)

International Culinary Arts and Sciences Institute

Chesterland, Ohio

Grad rate
No freshman cohort
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
33
Net price
No federal aid
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

John Carroll University

University Heights, Ohio

Grad rate
79%
Admit rate
80.9%
Enrollment
2,864
Net price
$28,746
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Kenyon College

Gambier, Ohio

Grad rate
82%
Admit rate
31.0%
Enrollment
2,249
Net price
$38,512
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Private (nonprofit)

Kettering College

Kettering, Ohio

Grad rate
65%
Admit rate
76.5%
Enrollment
757
Net price
$21,650
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Private (for-profit)

LaBarberia Institute of Hair

Mayfield Hts, Ohio

Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
169
Net price
$9,162
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Lake Erie College

Painesville, Ohio

Grad rate
38%
Admit rate
70.4%
Enrollment
1,108
Net price
$20,961
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Private (nonprofit)

Lakewood University

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Grad rate
83%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
103
Net price
$12,708
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Lourdes University

Sylvania, Ohio

Grad rate
32%
Admit rate
74.1%
Enrollment
964
Net price
$23,206
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Malone University

Canton, Ohio

Grad rate
45%
Admit rate
75.9%
Enrollment
1,256
Net price
$20,948
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Marietta College

Marietta, Ohio

Grad rate
61%
Admit rate
79.3%
Enrollment
1,109
Net price
$21,083
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Private (for-profit)

Mason Anthony School of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences

Columbus, Ohio

Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
251
Net price
$17,367
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Private (nonprofit)

Mercy College of Ohio

Toledo, Ohio

Grad rate
56%
Admit rate
93.2%
Enrollment
1,096
Net price
$17,989
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Private (for-profit)

Meryma'at Barber College

Cleveland, Ohio

Grad rate
86%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
48
Net price
$10,516
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Private (nonprofit)

Methodist Theological School in Ohio

Delaware, Ohio

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
186
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (for-profit)

Moler Hollywood Beauty Academy

Cincinnati, Ohio

Grad rate
71%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
73
Net price
$9,456
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Private (for-profit)

Moler - Pickens Beauty Academy

Fairfield, Ohio

Grad rate
96%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
88
Net price
$13,898
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Private (nonprofit)

Mount Carmel College of Nursing

Columbus, Ohio

Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
84.3%
Enrollment
670
Net price
$10,420
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Doctoral/ProfessionalPrivate (nonprofit)

Mount St. Joseph University

Cincinnati, Ohio

Grad rate
56%
Admit rate
59.1%
Enrollment
2,265
Net price
$16,530
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Mount Vernon, Ohio

Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
84.2%
Enrollment
1,671
Net price
$22,421
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Muskingum University

New Concord, Ohio

Grad rate
56%
Admit rate
81.8%
Enrollment
1,751
Net price
$19,532
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

MyComputerCareer at Columbus

Columbus, Ohio

Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
821
Net price
$25,970
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Private (for-profit)

National Beauty College

Canton, Ohio

Grad rate
No freshman cohort
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
172
Net price
No freshman cohort
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Private (for-profit)

Northern Institute of Cosmetology

Lorain, Ohio

Grad rate
43%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
57
Net price
$6,310
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Oberlin College

Oberlin, Ohio

Grad rate
81%
Admit rate
34.2%
Enrollment
2,909
Net price
$38,645
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Frequently asked questions

How many colleges and universities are in Ohio?
Ohio has 271 Title IV-eligible institutions in this dataset, drawn from IPEDS and College Scorecard. Together they enroll about 626,130 students.
What are the largest universities in Ohio?
By total enrollment, the largest institutions in Ohio are OSUC, UCC, CSCC, Kent State University at Kent, and Ohio University-Main Campus.
What is the average graduation rate and net price in Ohio?
The median graduation rate among institutions that report one is 59%, and the median average net price is $17,816. Figures come from IPEDS and College Scorecard.
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